A good movie that is part of a series must grab the viewer at the get go, but should leave them eager to see the sequels. HG did this well. Too much is being made of lack of background knowledge, but if one read the trilogy, one knows that knowledge of the revolt and the other districts unfolds throughout the series. I think they did a good job with the violence with the choppy film technique. You know something bad happened, but were spared the gore. This was essential to preserve the PG-13 rating. Think they did a great job showing the vacuousness of the Capitol Residents. It is a great slam on "reality tv" and the mindless viewers who don't live a real life but who glue themselves to TV to watch losers, dancers, Kardashians. Well done and can't wait for the other films.